Mahala Yerxa
- Daughter of John Yerxa and Joanna Sarah Merrithew
- Born 14 March 1815 Douglas Parish, York County NB
- Married Samuel Dow 17 November 1834
- Lived in Dow Settlement, (between the village of Meductic and the village of Canterbury in York County NB
- Died October 1889
- Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery, York County NB
- Samuel Dow was born 25 September 1810
- Son of Jesse Dow (b.1772 d. 1867) and Mary Tidley or Teed (b 1772 d. 1869)
- Samuel was a brother of Jacob Dow who had married Frances Yerxa
- Was a farmer
- Was Baptist in religion
- Died 30 September 1886
- Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery, York County NB
Children of Mahala Yerxa and Samuel Dow
- Milne L. Dow born 29 October 1835
Married Olive A. Tompkins, 8 children
Died 19 March 1918
Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery
Olive Tompkins was born 21 May 1836, died 20 May 1891
- Charles P. Dow born 1837
Married Caroline Dickinson, 6 children
Died 1909
- Emma M. (Amy) Dow born 1839
Married Elias Yerxa 5 July 1860, 5 children
Died 1902
- Gideon Yerxa Dow born 1840
Married Caroline Dow, 3 children
Died 1933
- Amaziah M. Dow born 27 August 1841
Married Adelaide Tompkins, 8 children
Died 15 January 1928
Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery
Adelaide Tompkins born 25 June 1844 died 30 December 1903
- Archibald (Archie) Dow born 1842
Married Sarah Dickinson, 10 children
Died 1891
- Barbara Yerxa Dow born 25 June 1844
Unmarried
Died 7 January 1864
Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery
- Ruth Dow born 1847
Married George D. Dow, 5 children
Died 1900
- Joanna Dow born 26 April 1847
Married James Brittney, 1 child
Died 1 May 1900
Buried in Lower Meductic Cemetery
- Lydia Jane Dow born 1849
Married John Moxon, 5 children
Died 1944
- John Yerxa Dow born 1850
Married Ella Porter, 10 children
Died 1931
- Thursa Dow born 1851
Married Charles Simpson, 1 child
Died 1896
- Samuel Howard Dow born 1853
Married Almeda Johnston, 4 children
Died 1923
- Alice Dow born 1855
Married Farrell Maxon, 2 children
Died 1922
- Asa Dow born 1858
Married (1) Ada Bishop, 4 children
Died 1931
- Frances Loretta Dow born 1860
Married (1) Ardean Sawtelle, (2) James Ramsdell, (3) James McIntyre (4) Charles McLaughlin, no children
Died 1934
- Dudley James Dow born 1863
Married Mina Saunderson, 6 children
Died 1935